Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg

Diocese of Harrisburg Diœcesis Harrisburgensis
The coat of arms of the Diocese of Harrisburg
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Counties of Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union and York, Pennsylvania
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Metropolitan	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Population - Catholics	232,117
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	March 3, 1868
Cathedral	St. Patrick's Cathedral
Patron saint	Saint Patrick
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Bishop	Joseph P. McFadden Bishop of Harrisburg
Metropolitan Archbishop	Charles Joseph Chaput Archbishop of Philadelphia
Map
Website
hbgdiocese.org

Interior of the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Harrisburg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg covers 15 counties of South Central Pennsylvania: Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union and York. The seat of the bishop is in St. Patricks Cathedral (built 1907), which stands one block away from the Pennsylvania State Capitol.

Pope Blessed Pius IX erected the diocese on March 3, 1868.

Diocesan bishops

1. † Right Rev. Jeremiah F. Shanahan (1868-1886)
2. † Right Rev. Thomas McGovern (1888-1898)
3. † Right Rev. John W. Shanahan (1899-1916)
4. † Most Rev. Philip R. McDevitt (1916-1935)
5. † Most Rev. George L. Leech (1935-1971)
6. † Most Rev. Joseph T. Daley (1971 - 1983)
7. Most Rev. William Henry Keeler (1983 - 1989) (appointed archbishop of Baltimore on April 11, 1989; created cardinal on November 26, 1994; retired on July 12, 2007)
8. † Most Rev. Nicholas C. Dattilo (1990 - 2004)
9. Most Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades (2004 - 2010) (appointed bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, on November 14, 2009; installed on January 13, 2010)
10. Most Rev. Joseph P. McFadden (2010 - )

† = deceased

Coadjutor and Auxiliary bishops

Former

• † Joseph T. Daley, coadjutor bishop (1967-1971) (became diocesan bishop by right of succession)
• William H. Keeler (1979-1983) (became diocesan bishop)
• † Lawrence F. Schott (1956-1963)

† = deceased

Bishops who once were priests of the Diocese of Harrisburg

The following men began their service as priests in Harrisburg before being appointed bishops in Harrisburg or elsewhere:

• William Henry Keeler (Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg, Bishop of Harrisburg, Cardinal Archbishop of Baltimore)
• Kevin C. Rhoades (Bishop of Harrisburg, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend)
• Lawrence F. Schott (Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg)
• William J. Waltersheid (Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh)

Other priests

Other notable members (and their terms of service):

• Most Rev. David M. O'Connell, C.M. (1987–1998; served as an ecclesiastical judge and canonical consultant)

High schools

• Bishop McDevitt High School
• Delone Catholic High School
• Lancaster Catholic High School
• Lebanon Catholic High School
• Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School
• Trinity High School
• York Catholic High School

Special churches

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Conewago Township in under the circumscription of the diocese.

See also

• List of the Catholic bishops of the United States#Province of Philadelphia

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg
• More info: http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dharr.html